The smoke cleared. Su Xiao braced one hand on his knee and gasped for breath. Every time he inhaled, he felt as though a blunt knife were slicing into his lungs.
A bowl-sized hole had appeared in Su Xiao's chest. Through it, one could even see the scenery behind him. The muscles, bones, and organs inside the hole had all been evaporated by the intense heat. Worse still, the surrounding area was severely burned.
To the other Tier Three Contractors, Su Xiao's clash with Huang Fen could only be described as horrifying. What was frightening wasn't the power unleashed by either side, but how their seemingly calm exchange had suddenly erupted into killing moves.
Save the big moves for the end? That didn't exist. The moment either side got an opportunity, they would immediately finish off their opponent. If the cooldown for Demon Hunting Moment hadn't ended, Su Xiao would have activated it long ago to teach Huang Fen what an unavoidable slash was.
Su Xiao was in terrible shape, and Huang Fen wasn't much better. One of his arms was severely twisted, all the ribs on the right side of his chest were broken, and several had pierced his organs.
Huang Fen's vitality was also formidable. After taking Su Xiao's kick, he hadn't been kicked apart. He was already trembling as he stood back up.
"Heh, hehehe."
Leaning against the energy barrier, Huang Fen looked at Su Xiao's miserable state in the distance and began laughing for some reason. The hostility between him and Su Xiao was entirely caused by their opposing positions.
"You... come over here!"
Huang Fen shouted. Su Xiao, who was crouched in the distance and coughing dryly, froze. He looked at Huang Fen in surprise, feeling that he might have misheard.
Su Xiao had originally